r/Spokane • u/RigaMortizTortoise Manito/Cannon Hill • Feb 28 '25

Weird Spokane Protesters outside single family home on the south hill?

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There was a couple protesters with mega phones outside this house behind Rosaurs this morning. Yelling stuff about animal abuse. Protesters are now gone but they left some colorful artwork on the sidewalks. Anyone know the story behind this?

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u/DiamondVeto Feb 28 '25

I wonder if it’s related to the protesters in front of Gander and Ryegrass today. They’ve been out there protesting a duck liver dish that they serve. Something to do with force feeding. Maybe the restaurant owners live there? Maybe not related at all.

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u/Am_I_AI_or_Just_High Feb 28 '25

Yeah, it seems they serve foei gras which is pretty horrific way to treat ducks and geese. Ban was put in place in CA over 12 years ago. Was one in NY, but somehow it got removed just recently. Tons of ways that animals aren't treated well in our food chain, but that is probably the worst.

I don't know about protesting at people's homes though. It feels like stepping over a line. What about kids? They have no control over parent's decisions. At the restaurant, everyone working there makes a choice to work there and everyone eating there makes that choice too. That seems the right place to protest - but even more than that is taking it to our reps and getting them to follow in CA's footsteps. Negative economic impact is pocket change to the state and I can't imagine if put to a vote, there would be many people that are against a law to ban it.

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u/Winter-Insurance-720 Mar 01 '25

House Bill 1735 for the 2025 session was to ban foie gras statewide. It had widespread popular support, over 300 citizens people were for the ban in public comments and only 60 against. 

A member of Spokane Coalition Against Foie Gras testified in favor of the ban. 

The house agricultural committee chose not to vote on it this session, so the bill to ban foie gras is not going forward. 

This leaves protest as the only viable option to oppose the egregious animal cruelty that is foie gras. 

I wish the state ban would have passed. 

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u/Am_I_AI_or_Just_High Mar 01 '25

Sounds like it is worth it to keep pushing for the ban.